Diogo Gonçalves De Travassos
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Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos (1390s–1449) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as escrivão da puridade (King's private secretary) of
Peter, Duke of Coimbra Dom Peter, Duke of Coimbra, KG ( ; 9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King Dom John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. In Portugal, h ...
. He was the son of Martim Gonçalves de Travassos and Catarina Dias de Melo. He was married to Violante Velho Cabral, daughter of Fernão Velho and Maria Alvares Cabral, belonging to a noble Portuguese family. She was the sister of
Gonçalo Velho Cabral Gonçalo Velho Cabral ( 1400 – c. 1460) was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer (credited with the discovery of the Formigas, the re-discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel in the Azores) and hered ...
, and descendant of Pedro Soares Velho. Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos participated actively in the
conquest of Ceuta The Portuguese conquest of Ceuta took place on 21 August 1415, between Portuguese forces under the command of King John I of Portugal and the Marinid Sultanate, Marinid sultanate of Morocco at the city of Ceuta. The city's defenses fell unde ...
. He was a faithful vassal of the Infante Peter, being also godfather of two of his children. He died on 20 May 1449 during the
Battle of Alfarrobeira The Battle of Alfarrobeira () took place on 20 May 1449. It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, against the army of the rebellious Peter, Duke of Coimbra. The ...
, being buried in
Batalha Monastery The Monastery of Batalha () is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the ''Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory'' (), it was erec ...
, in the chapel door of king.{{cite book, title=Revista trimensal do Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcNTAAAAcAAJ&q=Diogo+Gon%C3%A7alves+de+Travassos+batalha+ceuta&pg=PA97 , year= 1872, publisher=Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro


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Frei Gonçalo Velho - archive.org
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